With the inauguration of a brand new court house on Monday, February 15, Chapala looks set to lead the way in Jalisco’s effort to meet the summer deadline of implementing oral trials in Mexico. 

A field of approximately 120 mariners will set sail in Lake Chapala next weekend during the three day run of the Copa Porsche Regatta.

The wicked witch of the beach is back, controlling weekend access to parking on the swath of beach just east of the Ajijic pier and pocketing the proceeds of fees apparently established at random. 

The brains behind the organization of Ajijic’s annual Fat Tuesday parade are suggesting some etiquette guidelines for this year.

Residents of Ajijic have a history of grousing about the town getting short shrift from the municipal government, but as long-awaited renovations in the central plaza picked up steam this week, some folks are taking issue with decisions coming out of Chapala City Hall.

Guillermina Cortés Sanabria was recently named to take over duties as head officer at the Chapala branch of the Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM).